单词 | impercussively |
释义 | impercussivelyadv. rare (poetic and figurative in later use). Without involving or utilizing a percussive sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adverb] > without much noise stilla1225 lowc1275 softc1275 stilledlyc1275 softlyc1330 fairly?a1425 basely1562 piano piano1601 smally1611 pacatelya1652 impercussively1694 pianissimoc1710 deftly1787 suppressedly1825 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xx. 92 This caus'd the Pontifs..to Sacrifice to the great Deity in silence, impercussively [Fr. sans aucun bruit faire], without any vociferous or obstreporous Sound. 2009 J. Scappettone From Dame Quickly 88 You can't impercussively herd her outrageousness away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1694 |
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